Hi Dawn my name is Theresa Grand Daughter of joseph Apanites Sr. And fther Micheal Apanites. I know the name apanites was change to this spelling because of my grandfather he wanted people to be able to pronouce it better. I really don't know if suceeded people still have a hard time with it. please email me at
jtck0524@aol.com and let me know if I can help you in any way. Maybe you can answer some questions for me. thanks